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[[File:Samarkand Carrier.jpg|right|thumb|Samarkand-class Carrier of the Draconis Combine Admiralty.]]
 
[[File:Samarkand Carrier.jpg|right|thumb|Samarkand-class Carrier of the Draconis Combine Admiralty.]]
 
===Star League era===
 
===Star League era===
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The DCA began expanding sharply after the [[Star League Council]] repealed the [[Council Edict of 2650]], which had sharply limited the size of the military each [[Great House]] was allowed to operate. The Edict was repealed in [[2752]], and by [[2765]] the DCA had already expanded from just thirty WarShips to forty-two, largely through the reactivation of mothballed WarShips. The DCA was lighter in terms of WarShip weight than its contemporaries because of the limitations of the [[Draconis Combine]] industrial base, but had attempted to compensate by developing doctrines and tactics that focused on the use of small, powerful WarShips such as the home-produced ''[[Narukami (WarShip)|Narukami]]''-class destroyer.<ref name="FR2765:DCp18">''Field Report 2765: Draconis Combine'', p. 18, "Draconis Combine Admiralty"</ref>
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The DCA began expanding sharply after the [[Star League Council]] repealed the [[Council Edict of 2650]], which had sharply limited the size of the military each [[Great House]] was allowed to operate. The Edict was repealed in [[2752]], and by [[2765]] the DCA had already expanded from just thirty WarShips to forty-two, largely through the reactivation of mothballed WarShips. The DCA was lighter in terms of WarShip weight than its contemporaries because of the limitations of the [[Draconis Combine]] industrial base, but had attempted to compensate by developing doctrines and tactics that focused on the use of small, powerful WarShips such as the home-produced ''[[Narukami (WarShip)|Narukami]]''-class destroyer.<ref name="FR2765:DCp18">''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Admiralty"</ref>
  
 
Of the forty-two WarShips operating in 2765, two - a pair of ''[[Vigilant]]''-class corvettes named the [[Iwate|DCS ''Iwate'']] and [[Wakayama|DCS ''Wakayama'']] - were permanently assigned to the [[1st Proserpina Hussars|First Proserpina Hussars]]; the remaining forty WarShips were distributed between eight distinct fleets, two of which were assigned to each of the Benjamin, Galedon, Pesht and Rasalhague district. Each fleet was based around a single ''Samarkand''-class fighter carrier, but the remaining thirty-two WarShips were a mix of seven assorted cruisers and twenty-five destroyers and corvettes. Of those lighter ships, the six Block I ''[[Narukami (WarShip)|Narukami]]''-class destroyers were limited to operating within the Pesht-based fleets to ensure they had access to the shipyards required to keep the demanding destroyers operational.<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/>
 
Of the forty-two WarShips operating in 2765, two - a pair of ''[[Vigilant]]''-class corvettes named the [[Iwate|DCS ''Iwate'']] and [[Wakayama|DCS ''Wakayama'']] - were permanently assigned to the [[1st Proserpina Hussars|First Proserpina Hussars]]; the remaining forty WarShips were distributed between eight distinct fleets, two of which were assigned to each of the Benjamin, Galedon, Pesht and Rasalhague district. Each fleet was based around a single ''Samarkand''-class fighter carrier, but the remaining thirty-two WarShips were a mix of seven assorted cruisers and twenty-five destroyers and corvettes. Of those lighter ships, the six Block I ''[[Narukami (WarShip)|Narukami]]''-class destroyers were limited to operating within the Pesht-based fleets to ensure they had access to the shipyards required to keep the demanding destroyers operational.<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/>
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The Draconis Combine Admiralty had the following WarShips either in commission or undergoing shakedown cruises in 3058:<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 15</ref>
 
The Draconis Combine Admiralty had the following WarShips either in commission or undergoing shakedown cruises in 3058:<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 15</ref>
  
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* [[Kyushu]] Class ([[frigate]])
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* ''[[Kyushu]]''-class ([[frigate]])
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:*[[Dream of Kessel|DCS ''Dream of Kessel'']] - destroyed during [[Operation Bulldog|Operation: Bulldog]] ([[3059]])<ref name=FMUpdp105>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 105</ref>  
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:*[[Dream of Kessel|DCS ''Dream of Kessel'']] - destroyed during [[Operation Bulldog|Operation: Bulldog]] ([[3059]])<ref name=FMUpdp105>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 105</ref>
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:*[[Draconis Rift (Vessel)|DCS ''Draconis Rift'']]  
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:*[[Draconis Rift (Vessel)|DCS ''Draconis Rift'']]
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:*[[Luthien (Vessel)|DCS ''Luthien'']] - destroyed at [[Benjamin]] ([[3072]]) <ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
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:*[[Luthien (Vessel)|DCS ''Luthien'']] - destroyed at [[Benjamin]] ([[3072]])<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
 
:*[[Victory at Wolcott|DCS ''Victory at Wolcott'']] - destroyed during [[Operation SCOUR|Operation: SCOUR]]<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
 
:*[[Victory at Wolcott|DCS ''Victory at Wolcott'']] - destroyed during [[Operation SCOUR|Operation: SCOUR]]<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
 
:*[[Dieron Star|DCS ''Dieron Star'']]
 
:*[[Dieron Star|DCS ''Dieron Star'']]
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:*[[Galedon Explorer|DCS ''Galedon Explorer'']] - destroyed by [[Clan Snow Raven]]([[3068]]) <ref name=FRDCMSp7> ''Field Report: DCMS'' p7 </ref>  
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:*[[Galedon Explorer|DCS ''Galedon Explorer'']] - destroyed by [[Clan Snow Raven]]([[3068]])<ref name=FRDCMSp7>''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 7</ref>
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:*[[Pride of New Samarkand|DCS ''Pride of New Samarkand'']] - destroyed during Operation: Bulldog ([[3059]])<ref name=FMUpdp105/>
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:*[[Pride of New Samarkand|DCS ''Pride of New Samarkand'']] - destroyed during Operation: Bulldog ([[3059]])<ref name=FMUpdp105/>
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* [[Kirishima]] Class ([[cruiser]])
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* ''[[Kirishima]]''-class ([[cruiser]])
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:*[[Shiro (Vessel)|DCS ''Shiro'']] - destroyed during Operation: Bulldog  (3059)<ref name=FMUpdp105/>
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:*[[Shiro (Vessel)|DCS ''Shiro'']] - destroyed during Operation: BULLDOG (3059)<ref name=FMUpdp105/>
 
:*[[Urizen II|DCS ''Urizen II'']] - destroyed by [[Clan Nova Cat]] during [[Jihad]]<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
 
:*[[Urizen II|DCS ''Urizen II'']] - destroyed by [[Clan Nova Cat]] during [[Jihad]]<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
 
:*[[Takashi|DCS ''Takashi'']] - destroyed during [[Operation SCOUR|Operation: SCOUR]]<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
 
:*[[Takashi|DCS ''Takashi'']] - destroyed during [[Operation SCOUR|Operation: SCOUR]]<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
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:*[[Siriwan|DCS ''Siriwan'']] - destroyed at [[Algedi]] by [[Azami Brotherhood]] <ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
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:*[[Siriwan|DCS ''Siriwan'']] - destroyed at [[Algedi]] by [[Azami Brotherhood]]<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
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* [[Tatsumaki]] Class ([[destroyer]])
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* ''[[Tatsumaki]]''-class ([[destroyer]])
 
:*[[The Lair of Mighty Wyrms|DCS ''The Lair of Mighty Wyrms'']]
 
:*[[The Lair of Mighty Wyrms|DCS ''The Lair of Mighty Wyrms'']]
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:*[[Dragon's Last Tear|DCS ''Dragon's Last Tear'']] - destroyed by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] ([[3062]]) <ref>''Era Report: 3062'' p.25 </ref>
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:*[[Dragon's Last Tear|DCS ''Dragon's Last Tear'']] - destroyed by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] ([[3062]])<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 25</ref>
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:*unnamed vessel - destroyed during Operation: Bulldog (3059)<ref> ''The Dragons Roars'', p.60 </ref>
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:*unnamed vessel - destroyed during Operation: Bulldog (3059)<ref>''The Dragons Roars'', p. 60</ref>
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* [[Inazuma]] Class ([[corvette]])
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* ''[[Inazuma]]''-class ([[corvette]])
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:*[[Night of Agony|DCS ''Night of Agony'']] - destroyed at Benjamin (3072) <ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
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:*[[Night of Agony|DCS ''Night of Agony'']] - destroyed at Benjamin (3072)<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
 
:*[[Winds of Heaven|DCS ''Winds of Heaven'']]
 
:*[[Winds of Heaven|DCS ''Winds of Heaven'']]
 
:*[[Amber Lotus|DCS ''Amber Lotus'']]
 
:*[[Amber Lotus|DCS ''Amber Lotus'']]
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:*[[Swiping Claw|DCS ''Swiping Claw'']] - destroyed at Benjamin (3072) <ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
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:*[[Swiping Claw|DCS ''Swiping Claw'']] - destroyed at Benjamin (3072)<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
 
* [[Kaga Class]] ([[aerospace carrier]])
 
* [[Kaga Class]] ([[aerospace carrier]])
 
:*[[DCS Mount Niitaka]]
 
:*[[DCS Mount Niitaka]]
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: Draconis Combine]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]''
 
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
 
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
  
  
 
[[Category:Military Organizations|Draconis Combine Admiralty]]
 
[[Category:Military Organizations|Draconis Combine Admiralty]]

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Draconis Combine Admiralty.png

Description

Where the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery focuses on ground forces, the Draconis Combine Admiralty (DCA) focuses on aerospace fighters, DropShips, JumpShips, and WarShips. All equipment, pilots, and support crews are a part of the DCA. The DCA and DCMS are both branches of the Draconis Combine's Bureau of the Military, and there is an intense rivalry between the two as each believes it is the most important branch.[1]

Samarkand-class Carrier of the Draconis Combine Admiralty.

Star League era

The DCA began expanding sharply after the Star League Council repealed the Council Edict of 2650, which had sharply limited the size of the military each Great House was allowed to operate. The Edict was repealed in 2752, and by 2765 the DCA had already expanded from just thirty WarShips to forty-two, largely through the reactivation of mothballed WarShips. The DCA was lighter in terms of WarShip weight than its contemporaries because of the limitations of the Draconis Combine industrial base, but had attempted to compensate by developing doctrines and tactics that focused on the use of small, powerful WarShips such as the home-produced Narukami-class destroyer.[2]

Of the forty-two WarShips operating in 2765, two - a pair of Vigilant-class corvettes named the DCS Iwate and DCS Wakayama - were permanently assigned to the First Proserpina Hussars; the remaining forty WarShips were distributed between eight distinct fleets, two of which were assigned to each of the Benjamin, Galedon, Pesht and Rasalhague district. Each fleet was based around a single Samarkand-class fighter carrier, but the remaining thirty-two WarShips were a mix of seven assorted cruisers and twenty-five destroyers and corvettes. Of those lighter ships, the six Block I Narukami-class destroyers were limited to operating within the Pesht-based fleets to ensure they had access to the shipyards required to keep the demanding destroyers operational.[2]

The DCA was fanatically loyal to Coordinator Takiro Kurita; while the DCMS viewed the DCA as little more than a glorified taxi service, the DCA was less restrictive in its recruitment than other areas of the Combine military and talented individuals from lower classes could and did rise through the ranks. While the ISF maintained a presence on every ship and all of the DCA crews were vetted by the ISF, the number of crews was increasing rapidly as the DCA expanded and those crews were loyal, proud, well trained and aggressive.[2]

Kirishima-class Cruiser of the Draconis Combine Admiralty.

Succession Wars

The separation of AeroSpace Fighters is a constant sore spot with DCMS commanders, who want to have tactical control of aerospace support. As the ASF's are under the command of DCA officers, ground-support efforts only occur after DCA missions are complete. Takashi Kurita actually encouraged this rivalry as he thought it improved performance and morale.[1]

With Theodore Kurita's emphasis on combined arms operations, this rivalry may be reduced as DCA assets are integrated more completely into DCMS operations, but the production of new WarShips for the first time in centuries could exaggerate the rivalry.

Clan Invasion

After the resurrection of the Combine's WarShip program, the DCA took control of WarShips. However, when assigned to support a BattleMech regiment, operational command of the WarShip fell to the regimental commander.[3]

Composition

2765

- The First Fleet was based in the Galedon district.
- The Second Fleet was based in the Galedon district.
- The Third Fleet was based in the Benjamin district.
- The Fourth Fleet was based in the Benjamin district.
- The Fifth Fleet was based in the Rasalhague district.
- The sixth Fleet was based in the Rasalhague district.
- The Seventh Fleet was based in the Pesht district.
- The Eighth Fleet was based in the Pesht district.

The DCA had the following WarShips actively deployed in 2765:[2][4]

  • Eight Samarkand-class carriers (two Block I, six Block II)
  • Five Aegis-class heavy cruisers
  • Two Cruiser-class heavy cruisers
  • Six Narukami-class Block I destroyers
  • Five Baron-class destroyers
  • Five Essex I-class destroyers
  • Five Lola I-class destroyers
  • Four Vincent Mk. 39-class corvettes
  • Two Vigilant-class corvettes

The DCA was also operating between two and three times as many transport JumpShips as it had WarShips and hundreds of DropShips; the WarShips were rarely involved in transporting ground units, tasks which were instead left to the various transport JumpShips.[2]

3058

The Draconis Combine Admiralty had the following WarShips either in commission or undergoing shakedown cruises in 3058:[5]

  • unnamed

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 132
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 18: "Draconis Combine Admiralty"
  3. ↑ Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 16
  4. ↑ Official Errata Thread
  5. ↑ Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 15
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 105
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Field Report: DCMS, p. 7
  8. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 25
  9. ↑ The Dragons Roars, p. 60

Bibliography

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